Month: February 2017

Representatives from Farmland, a brand of Smithfield Foods, presented a check for $25,000 to Children’s Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, MO, yesterday afternoon. This donation was made in honor of former Smithfield Foods Pork Group President, George H. Richter, and will support the hospital’s nationally recognized pediatric care services. …

“There’s so little capacity in the slaughter and packing industry that you have to book months in advance to get, say, turkeys for Thanksgiving,” she explained. “I’ve been bumped before and then you can’t fill your customers’ orders.” The situation is even worse for new entrants to the pig farming business as slaughter and meat-cutting services at provincially inspected (Class A and B) abattoirs are not available for months at a time. …

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced the launch of an antibiotic-free line of fresh pork products under its Pure Farms™ brand. The Pure Farms™ product line meets the highest level of USDA standards with minimal processing and no antibiotics, steroids, hormones or artificial ingredients. …